The Ambient Music Blog

The Ambient Collective, a group of well know Ambient musicians, as just released a new compilation collaboration called “Pure“.

Here is what Bluejooz says about it it :

Fighting Breast Cancer… with Ambient music.
The Ambient Collective are proud to present to you “Pure”.

This is our first ever Charity release and it is for “Breast Cancer Research”.

“Pure” has been released under our “Honesty Policy”.

We cannot force anyone to give money… nor can we accept your money directly.
What can offer though is a link where you can donate if you wish to.

All proceeds will go to The Breast Cancer Research.

One in nine women will suffer with breast cancer…

Think about it.

So please listen and download the record “Pure” and make a donation to thank the artists hard work and help fighting breast cancer.

And, yes, spread the word !

It looks like the famous french synth player Jean Michel Jarre is planning something special on the web for his London show of the 10 October 2010.

This “Project 101010″ looks a little bit mysterious and Jean Michel himself is publishing a teasing each day before the show to make us guess what’s going on !

Knowing the man, it could be anything but I would just bet on a live show on the internet. Anyway, go to the project page on his website to see the already published videos and keep you up to date.

Jean Michel Jarre Project 101010

Chris Harvey third album, called “Colonization” is out now (released in April) and Chris was kind enough to send me a copy to listen.

“Colonization” is really a great record, something between Electronica and Ambient (it is stated “Experimental Ambient Electronica” on the press release and that’s perfect description), a subtle mix between very calm atmospheres and some rhythms.

Chris Harvey is remarkably crafting 18 different ambiances, in a very unusual format, where tracks are short (1 to 5 minutes), delivering the heart of each song in a very straight forward way, not really usual for the Ambient genre.

From the press release :

‘Colonization’ continues to move his unique style forward, providing further melodic and sonic refinement to produce music from “the retro-future that may yet come to pass”, promising to be a treat for avid fans and those who prefer their electronic music to be aimed at their frontal lobes.

Cool stuff.

Visit the artist website : Chris Harvey “Colonization” & buy the record.

Tangram (aka Peter Fabok) just released a new ambient space music album : “Tepidarium“.

“Tepidarium” is a complete and free album to download in MP3 format, it is the second from Tangram, the first one was “Aura” another great release.

This record is very old Berlin school style, with lots of analog sounds and sequences… The tracks are reasonably shorts, if you except the 10 minutes masterpiece “Well tempered humidity” a song in the pure style of Klaus Schulze and Tangerine Dream.

The quality of the record is top, not pure ambient, but very cool and relaxing sequencer music.

One of the masterpiece of the year… and a free mp3 download !

A very very very cool one !

Prior to launching the full album, Numb just released a single, “Boot Sector” that you can listen on their mySpace page.

The 3 tracks (‘Boot Sector”, “System Restart”, “Why”) are very good, but the title song, “Boot Sector” is a killer, one of the best Ambient track of these past weeks. it is very cool and warm, yet you have things happening and that wonderful melody, a great one that reminds Vangelis…

Go and give it a go, here is the link to buy the record at The Void.

Here is an excerpt :

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A very nice record sent to me via Twitter :

“Binary Scenes” is the debut release by San Francisco Bay Area electronic artist, Atomic Skunk. Atomic Skunk’s music features “artful melodies with cinematic moodiness” and has been described as “Very meditative” and “Zen-like” with some “chaotic and dark elements/rhythms.” The album, Binary Scenes was recorded entirely with Ableton Live in Marin County, California and features 8 fresh and original tracks that “force a headspace of chill and peacefulness.” “Binary Scenes” is available now at iTunes, Amazon, Bandcamp and CD Baby.

Take your browser to the Atomic Skunk website to discover this album !

This one is a must have for EM fans out there !

MellowJet Records just released a wonderful sampler of some of their best artists, it’s a full length free download as mp3 of 70 minutes of pure EM wonder.

Lots of things will talk to Klaus Schulze, Tangerine Dream and Jarre fans, but Ambient listeners should give it a try too, because this is relaxing sequenced music !

The first MellowJet-Sampler with Wellenfeld, moonbooter, Erez Yaary, Uwe Reckzeh, Exposed, Stefan Erbe and MaEasy…

Download : MellowJet records : Electronic Musique Compilation 1

The Ambient label Ping Things is offering an incredible free album to download as high quality mp3 for you.

“A decade of Dreaming” by the famous dreamSTATE is a compilation of an incredible live performance by some of the finest ambient musician out there:

“a decade dreaming” features a selection of live performances by dreamSTATE spanning ten years of concerts at THE AMBiENT PiNG, celebrating both the music and the PiNG community of the last decade.

With guest performances by Eric Hopper of Sylken, Alan Bloor of Pholde/Knurl, Jim Field of Spacenoiz, James Johnson, Wally Jericho, and Cheryl O, “a decade of dreaming” is a beautiful collection of music that captures the essence of dreamSTATE and the PiNG itself. From the smooth pads of “Soundscape for Richard Wright”, through the delicate melodies of “Jharna Revealed”, to “Premillennial Landscape #1″ and its celestial tones, “a decade dreaming” is a fabulous release that I am delighted to be able to share with you.

I am listening to it right now as i write this post, and this is a masterpiece !

Download “a decade dreaming” by dreamSTATE for free from ping things!

Wayne mailed me for you to discover utopiaXO’s latest release, under the name utopiaXO.

The record is called “The Light” and you can find it on LastFM for listening as well as a free mp3 download.

This is a very cool and light ambient record, with some spoken voices that mix perfectly with the textures of the music, a very relaxing album.

Enjoy !

Ambient and Electronica artist mon0 from Germany is back with a new release on NetLabel Test Tube called “Multifidus“.

As usual with mon0, the music is top quality featuring layers of analogues synths, drones with a very heavy and dark mood.

The record is a 5 tracks download from Test Tube, as well as a special mix of the 5 tracks all together for a seamless listening !

This is a free for all mp3 download under a Creative Commons licence.

mon0 – Multifidus – Test Tube 172.